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Email

sathya.kulappuarachchige@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Postdoc Research Fellow (Veterinary Microbiology)
Melbourne Veterinary School
Education
Doctorate
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Peradeniya
ORCID

0000-0002-8824-9630

Dr Sathya Kulappu Arachchige

Postdoc Research Fellow (Veterinary Microbiology)
Melbourne Veterinary School

15 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Comparative genomics of Ornithobacterium spp. isolated from free range layer chickens with respiratory infections unveils marked genetic diversity and putative new species
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2026.110897
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Assessment of tracheal mucosal thicknesses is a preferable method for evaluation of the immunogenicity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccines in poultry
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.128063
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase facilitates Mycoplasma synoviae colonisation in the lower respiratory system
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2025.110675
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Characterisation of the tracheal transcriptional response of chickens to chronic infection with Mycoplasma synoviae
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110119
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Transcriptomic analysis of the effects of tylosin on the protective immunity provided by the Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine Vaxsafe MG ts-304
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110029
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Th-1 cytotoxic cell-mediated response predominates in the tracheal mucosa following Mycoplasma synoviae infection of MS-H-vaccinated chickens
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109921
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Investigations on the Complex Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Free Range Layers
Sathya Kulappu Arachchige

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2025
<p>Houghton Trust International Travel Award</p> Houghton Trust
2021
<p>Robert Neville McCarthy Scholarship</p> Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia
2017
Melbourne Research Scholarship Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne
2016
Anand Kumari Sikka Memorial Gold Medal for excellence in Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2023

    Journal article

    Effects of administration of tylosin on the duration of protective immunity induced by the novel Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine strain, Vaxsafe MG ts-304, in chickens
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109605
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Tracheal cellular immune response in chickens inoculated with Mycoplasma synoviae vaccine, MS-H or its parent strain 86079/7NS
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2022.110472
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Measures of tracheal lesions are more discriminatory and reproducible indications of chronic respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum in poultry
    DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2022.2103396
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Mucosal immune responses in the trachea after chronic infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum in unvaccinated and vaccinated mature chickens
    DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13383

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